Article IMPA Safety Campaign 2025 starts on 16th of May!
by IMPA - International Maritime Pilots’ Association - published on 15 May 2025
Opinion A Corrected Version on Positioning of Pivot Point
by Capt. Santosha K. Nayak - published on 18 November 2020
Understanding the fundamentals of the pivot point is highly required for understanding the alteration of the courses. Pivot point is an imaginary point on the vessel which turns on a circular path on the perimeter of vessel’s turning circle when the vessel makes a turn. The knowledge about the position of the pivot point in a manoeuvring situation provides the ship handler with the information on the geometry of motion of the ship.
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published on 3 February 2023
Video Zeleda Desgagnes Pilot Change from MS Westcott Detroit Pilot Boat
published on 13 July 2022
Article Gladding-Hearn delivers new Pilot Boat to Michigan Pilots
published on 15 July 2022
Article Humphree stabilization for Louisiana Pilots
published on 16 November 2020
Video Pilot Boat in Willemstad, Curacao
published on 11 February 2022
Video Pilot Boats Series: PILOT63 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat | Sea Trial
published on 18 August 2021
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